This is the sequel to "Good Country People," the second arc of my Gabriel Bender 'verse. Months after Dean's return the Winchesters and Bobby Singer struggle with the lingering effects caused by Dean's possession and Sam's deal with the demon Lim.

Dean Winchester has been missing for four years. He's been a guest at Sweetbriar State Hospital for six months and now his past and present loved ones are coming for him. Gabriel Bender 'verse, dark AU, extreme Dean whump, Sam angst, hurt/comfort in later chapters.

Dark AU. This is the very first Gabriel Bender fic, posted on FFnet, in 2007. Now updated. Dean Winchester is kidnapped at the age of seven; he grows up with the Benders instead. John and Sam rescue him years later, but Dean can't escape his own dark destiny.